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Platinoid
Plat′i-noid
,Adj.
[
Platinum
+ -oid
.] Resembling platinum.
Plat′i-noid
,Noun.
(Chem.)
An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; – used for forming electrical resistance coils and standards.
Definition 2024
Platinoid
Platinoid
See also: platinoid
German
Noun
Platinoid n (genitive Platinoids, plural Platinoide)
Declension
Declension of Platinoid
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Platinoid | die | Platinoide |
| genitive | eines | des | Platinoids | der | Platinoide |
| dative | einem | dem | Platinoid | den | Platinoiden |
| accusative | ein | das | Platinoid | die | Platinoide |
platinoid
platinoid
See also: Platinoid
English
Adjective
platinoid (comparative more platinoid, superlative most platinoid)
- Of or resembling platinum
Noun
platinoid (plural platinoids)
- (chemistry) Any of several metals that resemble platinum in their chemistry; especially osmium, iridium and palladium
- An alloy of copper, nickel, tungsten, and zinc once used in heating elements
Translations
metal resembling platinum
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